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Noun: aphasia  u'fey-zh(ee-)u or u'fey-zee-u
  1. Inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion
    "Following the stroke, the patient developed aphasia and struggled to communicate";
    - alogia

Derived forms: aphasias

Type of: brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy

Encyclopedia: Aphasia, wernicke